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The book cover in the Weimar Republic = Buchumschläge in der Weimarer Republik / Jürgen Holstein (ed.).
- Title
- The book cover in the Weimar Republic = Buchumschläge in der Weimarer Republik / Jürgen Holstein (ed.).
- Author
- Holstein, Jürgen, 1936-
- Publication
- Köln : Taschen, 2015.
- ©2005, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | Z271.3.B65 H65 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 451 pages : numerous color illustrations; 32 cm
- Summary
- "The years between the First and Second World Wars in Germany are famed for their cultural boom. With Berlin as its epicenter, the Weimar Republic was replete with ground-breaking literature, philosophy, and art. At the heart of this intellectual and creative hub were some of the most outstanding and forward-thinking book designs in history. Book Covers in the Weimar Republic assembles 1,000 of the most striking examples from this golden age of publishing activity and innovation. Based on the remarkable collection of Jürgen Holstein and his rare collectible Blickfang, it combines an unparalleled catalog of dust jackets and bindings with Holstein’s introduction to the leading figures and particular energy of the Weimar publishing age. Expert essays discuss the aesthetic and cultural context of these precious fourteen years, in which a freewheeling spirit would flourish, only to be trampled, burned, or driven out of the country with the rise of National Socialism. From children’s books to novels in translation, bold designs for political literature to minimalist artist monographs, this is a dazzling line-up of typography, illustration, and graphic design at its most energetic and daring. Part reference compendium, part vintage visual feast for the eyes, this very particular cultural history is at once a testament to an irretrievable period of promise and a celebration of the ambition, inventiveness, and beauty of the book."--Publisher's website (accessed 11/02/2015).
- Alternative Title
- Buchumschläge in der Weimarer Republik
- Buchumschläge in der Weimarer Republik
- Subject
- Holstein, Jürgen, 1936- > Translations into English
- BMBF-Statusseminar
- 1900-1999
- Publishers' bindings > Germany > History > 20th century
- Book covers > Germany > History > 20th century
- Publishers and publishing > Germany > History > 20th century
- Booksellers and bookselling > Germany > History > 20th century
- Germany > Social conditions > 1918-1933
- Genre/Form
- Catalog
- catalogs (documents)
- Catalogs
- History
- German language materials – Bilingual.
- Catalogues.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Based on: Blickfang : Bucheinbände und Schutzumschläge Berliner Verlage 1919-1933 (self-published by Jürgen Holstein in 2005).
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language (note)
- In original German and English translation on the same page.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword = Vorwort / Christoph Stölzl -- Six publishers--six bestsellers = Sechs Verleger--Sechs Erfolge -- Introduction = Einführung / Jürgen Holstein -- Politics and society = Politik und Gesellschaft -- Publishers and publishing houses = Verleger und Verlage -- Art and artists = Kunst und Künstler -- Book design = Buchgestaltung -- Literature and authors = Literatur und Autoren.
- ISBN
- 9783836549806 (hd.bd.)
- 3836549808 (hd.bd.)
- LCCN
- 9783836549806
- OCLC
- 919076737
- SCSB-11272645
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library